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Cheryl

@cherylnix.bsky.social
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Retired public school teacher in Indiana determined to fight for democracy and social justice. Find an Indivisible chapter near you!

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Jonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 1h
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Dr. Jay Bhattacharya on Measles: “I Think I’ve Done My Best.”
As football coach Bill Parcells famously said, “you are what your record says you are”.
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Cheryl @cherylnix.bsky.social · 1h
Lots of them are paid. Every accusation he makes is projection.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 9h
It does seem like Putin is rushing fo get the most possible out of his client Trump before the electoral bloodbath of 3 November.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 8h
Can you imagine just being dumped somewhere in Africa where you've never been, don't know anyone, don't understand the culture and don't speak the language? What a nightmare. This is beyond cruel.
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Cheryl @cherylnix.bsky.social · 7h
This is how they plan to destroy the ACA. Insurance companies will be left with the sickest clients which will drive up costs. People will drop coverage, complain that the ACA doesn’t work, etc.
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Mike Hixenbaugh @mikehixenbaugh.com · 10h
EBT theft is the primary driver of SNAP fraud, this @propublica.org report shows. But Congress has failed to adopt a straightforward solution while the Trump administration instead chips away at enforcement while accusing food stamps recipients themselves of scamming the system
propublica.org
Scammers Are Stealing Millions From Food Stamp Recipients. Congress Could Fix It — but Won’t.
Fraudsters stole $470 million last year from Americans who need help paying for food. Adopting the same microchip that credit cards have had for years would prevent most of the theft, but Congress won...
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Cheryl @cherylnix.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Wonderful!
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 12/10/2026
As more and more states embrace school vouchers, hundreds of new private schools have popped up. Many aren’t required to follow basic rules. Find out how easy it would be to start your own school. Share your quiz results by tagging @propublica.org.
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Quiz: Where Could You Open a Private School? — ProPublica
Private school requirements vary wildly across states. Take our quiz to find out just how easy starting one can be.
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Meanwhile in Indiana… @robertlandrumjr.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
FLOYD COUNTY, INDIANA VOTERS in Franklin, Greenville, Georgetown, & Lafayette! A programming error omitted the Floyd County Commissioners District 1 race (Al Knable vs. Ellen M. Kelley) from your ballot. Watch your mail for an ABS-5 form. Fill out, return the form to receive your corrected ballot.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
The Trump administration ignored the court’s instructions again. Over 400 trees were chopped down at D.C.’s public East Potomac Golf Links over the holiday weekend without proper advance notice even after government lawyers promised the judge ample warning before any irreversible work.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 12/10/2026
Russia lost data centers - MAGA lost its best and brightest.
Warning BSKY - possible ai slop
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Harris County TX. He's hospitalized: "ICE claimed the man ran in front of the agents' vehicle and was struck. However, the surveillance video appears to show the SUV veering left through empty parking spaces before running the man over..." abc7.com/story/ice-ru...
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ICE agent strikes man with car during pursuit in Texas, authorities say: VIDEO
Surveillance video shows the moment an unmarked SUV carrying ICE agents ran over a man during a pursuit at a shopping center in Texas.
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Cheryl @cherylnix.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Women are expendable in this administration.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
HAPPENING NOW: Judge Reyes is furious. She has repeatedly told the government to inform her before any major demolition work was done on the golf course. The abrupt removal of 500 trees, without notice, "has cost the government all of its credibility" in this case.
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Cheryl @cherylnix.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
@madindivisible.bsky.social Worth reading this thread on the unjustified raid this morning of Omar’s DC residence.
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olympicdane.bsky.social @olympicdane.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
There is no legal justification for this raid. None. You don't raid a home over immigration documents. This is political violence.
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Meanwhile in Indiana… @robertlandrumjr.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
How 5 Indiana data centers avoided needing federal water permits. U.S. Supreme Court ruling removed federal jurisdiction over wetlands at development sites.
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How 5 Indiana data centers avoided needing federal water permits
U.S. Supreme Court ruling removed federal jurisdiction over wetlands at development sites.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 11/10/2026
After a company owned by the billionaire Moroun family erected a concrete plant in their quiet neighborhood, Detroit residents said they began battling air pollution so thick they could “taste the dust.” They say local and state officials have been little help.
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Michael Legel @mjlegel.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/10/2026
Chris Murphy: "Donald Trump was so fundamentally unprepared for this war that within days of the war starting, our billion dollar air bases and naval bases in the region were obliterated by the Iranians. Every single American should be furious about that."
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
A federal judge’s ruling may have just thrown President Donald Trump’s scheme to assert control over state voter rolls into turmoil. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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This week at Democracy Docket: Trump’s voter roll scheme hits a major roadblock, and ICE’s role in voting crackdown revealed
A federal judge’s ruling may have just thrown President Donald Trump’s scheme to assert control over state voter rolls into turmoil.
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Cheryl @cherylnix.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Good luck!
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Greater Lafayette Indivisible ❌ 👑 @lafayetteindivisible.com · 11/10/2026
Fiscal effects of the current 🤡 regime on #Indiana 🤬 #VoteAlready! www.lostfunds.org/indiana
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Lost Funds in Indiana
$3 Billion in federal funding has been disrupted in Indiana. See which programs, agencies, and communities are affected — and how the state is fighting back.
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Cheryl @cherylnix.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
False
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Russia has not only provided intelligence support to Iran but, as it turns out, has also supplied missiles to the Iranians. (Bloomberg News) Americans were killed by Iranian attacks using these weapons. www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
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Iran able to replenish its missiles and drones, getting arms from Russia, officials tell Bloomberg
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 10/10/2026
The President vs. every member of Congress COMBINED. Guess who made more personal financial trades? Donald Trump — with 28,000+ trades. Stock trading by top government officials should be illegal—no owning, buying, or selling stocks.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
CNN and CBS News are now under the control of the Ellison family. We need independent, pro-democracy media to grow. If you agree, please subscribe to Democracy Docket now. demdock.com/4w6emld
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
💙💛💯🇺🇦
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Cheryl @cherylnix.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
What a dope
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Cheryl @cherylnix.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I hope the young man who was hit with a face full of pepper spray is ok. This is assault!
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Cheryl @cherylnix.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 10/10/2026
📸 Check out the handwritten application we submitted to found a private school in West Virginia. We were approved as a microschool. A state spokesperson said it “does not approve or deny the operation of microschools for any reason.” Read the full story: propub.li/4AU2wxz
A handwritten note on a ripped out sheet of notebook paper, addressed to the State Superintendent of Schools in West Virginia. The letter is a Notice of Intent for ProPublica and Mountain State Spotlight to register a non-public school.
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DC Council @councilofdc.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This is clearly not acceptable
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
The administration keeps telling us that ICE is in our cities to make us all feel safe, but if they're goons in plainclothes bum rushing vehicles with guns and pounding on the windows, how exactly does that make anyone feel safe?
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Cheryl @cherylnix.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The challenge in Indiana is both extreme gerrymandering and voter suppression. BUT, we can flip seats! Lets go!
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Cheryl @cherylnix.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
When I lived in St. Joe County, I formed an Oversight Team to monitor all County boards. We attended every meeting, took notes and shared information. our Election Board monitor would have caught this!
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Cheryl @cherylnix.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
That’s terrible. Isn’t there a process to review ballots ahead of elections? The County Clerk there needs to lose their job.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
New Yorkers march to the hospital where the man who ICE shot was taken to demanding: WE WANT ICE OFF OUR STREETS NOW!
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Eric Levai @ericlevai.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Now THIS is how you write a story. Devastating.
Screenshot from this article: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/us/politics/fort-hood-execution-streamed-public.html?unlocked_article_code=1.HVE.Rw7O.Sj-0_s5YONzL&smid=nytcore-android-share
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Cheryl @cherylnix.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Execution itself flies in the face of “pro-life” rhetoric.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 08/10/2026
This has to be an 8th Amendment violation. Don't forget that everyone in the US, even visitors, are protected by the Constitution.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026
Eric Deters: "Kimberly Guilfoyle is a grifter. Kimberly Guilfoyle I have no doubt has done this to more than me. She's doing it right now in Greece. I know Corey Lewandowski did this stuff. I know Kristi Noem did this stuff."
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 08/10/2026
NEW: America’s largest professional group of pediatricians has renewed its call for a nationwide ban on raw dairy products, warning of the serious health risks, particularly for children, as well as pregnant and immunocompromised people.
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American Academy of Pediatrics Renews Call for Ban on Raw Milk
Citing the growing popularity of unpasteurized milk and the damage it can do to children, the nation’s largest professional group of pediatricians is seeking a nationwide ban on the sale and distribut...
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Not beating the eugenics accusations
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I've played poker at dozens of casinos in my life, from the fanciest palaces in Las Vegas to crappy riverboats in the Midwest, and I can say that the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City was -- by a fucking mile -- the dirtiest, dingiest, cruddiest casino I have ever experienced in my life.
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Cheryl @cherylnix.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
High praise
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Cheryl @cherylnix.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I pray to be delivered from incompetence, cruelty and corruption.
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Cheryl @cherylnix.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
None taken. I agree that she looks drastically underweight.
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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 07/10/2026
reading this, recalling how quickly the killing of Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman slipped out of the news
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Congressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs
Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing.
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